Dr. Zulqarnain Baloch

Professor
Faculty of Life Science and Technology, Kunming University of Science and Technology, 650500, Yunnan, China


Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Life Science from Kunming University of Science and Technology, China

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Biography

Dr. Zulqarnain Baloch obtained his degree in Veterinary Medicine in 2008 at the University of Veterinary and Animal Science, Lahore Pakistan. He then finished his PhD on Environmental Biology (Microbiology) in 2016 at the Kunming University of Science and Technology. During his research career he has authored or co-authored more than 56 papers in peer-reviewed international journals, 2 book chapters.

Area of Interest:

Environmental Sciences
Life Science
Environmental Biology
Molecular Sciences
Epidemiology

Selected Publications

  1. Shah, T., Z. Baloch, Z. Shah, X. Cui and X. Xia 2021. The Intestinal Microbiota: Impacts of Antibiotics Therapy, Colonization Resistance, and Diseases. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 10.3390/ijms22126597.
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  2. Ma, Z., S. Idris, Y. Zhang, L. Zewen and A. Wali et al. 2021. The Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic Outbreak on Education and Mental Health of Chinese Children Aged 7–15 Years: An Online Survey. BMC Pediatr. 10.1186/s12887-021-02550-1.
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  3. Li, H., Y. Zhang, Z. Ma, Z. Liu and A. Ikram et al. 2021. Hev Prevalence and Potential Risk Factors in a Large Multi-Ethnic Youth Cohort in China. Virol. J. 10.1186/s12985-020-01470-3.
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  4. Cui, N., J. Cui, X. Xu, B. Aslam and L. Bai et al. 2021. Health Conditions, Lifestyle Factors and Depression in Adults in Qingdao, China: A Cross-Sectional Study. Front. Psychiatry 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.508810.
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  5. Baloch, Z., Zhong-Ren Ma, S. Idris and Qiu-Wei Pan 2021. Covid-19 Knowledge, Risk Perception, and Information Sources among Chinese Population. World J Psychiatr. 11: 181-200.
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  6. Baloch, Z., Wei-Hua Ma, S. Idris, Qiu-Wei Pan and Zhong-Ren Ma 2021. Covid-19 Impact on High School Student’s Education and Mental Health: A Cohort Survey in China. World J. Psychiatry 11: 232-241.
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  7. Aslam, B., M.I. Arshad, M.A. Aslam, S. Muzammil and A.B. Siddique et al. 2021. Bacteriophage Proteome: Insights and Potentials of an Alternate to Antibiotics. Infect. Dis. Ther. 10.1007/s40121-021-00446-2.
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  8. Zhang, Y., Z. Fang, H. Lu, Y. Li, Z. Baloch, Y. Liu, S. Yang, Z. Lu and C. Ding, 2020. A blastocyst biopsy approach for preimplantation genetic diagnosis technique that affects the expression of SNAP-α in mice. Reprod. Biol., 10.1016/j.repbio.2020.03.010.
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  9. Ma, K., X. Wang, S. Feng, X. Xia and H. Zhang et al., 2020. From the perspective of Traditional Chinese Medicine: Treatment of mental disorders in COVID-19 survivors. Biomed. Pharmacother., 10.1016/j.biopha.2020.110810.
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  10. Li, Y., T. Yu, H. Yan, D. Li and T. Yu et al., 2020. Vaginal microbiota and HPV infection: novel mechanistic insights and therapeutic strategies. Infec. Drug Resistance, 13: 1213-1220.
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  11. Cui N., J. Cui, J. Sun, X. Xu, B. Aslam, L. Bai, D. Li, D. Wu, Z. Ma, H. Gu and Z. Baloch, 2020. triglycerides and total cholesterol concentrations in association with hyperuricemia in chinese adults in qingdao, china. Risk Management and Healthcare Policy Volume 13: 165-173.
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  12. Chaudhry, T.H., B. Aslam, M.I. Arshad, R.F. Alvi and S. Muzammil et al. 2020. Emergence of blaNDM-1 Harboring Klebsiella pneumoniae ST29 and ST11 in Veterinary Settings and Waste of Pakistan. Infect. Drug Resist. 13: 3033-3043.
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  13. Baloch, Z., Z. Ma, Y. Ji, M. Ghanbari, Q. Pan and W. Aljabr, 2020. Unique challenges to control the spread of COVID-19 in the middle east. J. Infec. Public Health, 13: 1247-1250.
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  14. Baloch, Z., Xiao-xia Ma, Y. Ji, L. Jin and De-rong Zhan et al. 2020. Prevalence and Clinical Features of Hepatitis E Virus Infection in Pregnant Women: A Large Cohort Study in Inner Mongolia, China. Clin. Res. Hepatol. Gastroenterol. 10.1016/j.clinre.2020.08.012.
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  15. Aslam, B., M. Rasool, A. Idris, S. Muzammil and R.F. Alvi et al., 2020. CRISPR-CAS system: a potential alternative tool to cope antibiotic resistance. Antimicrobial Resistance Infec. Control, Vol. 9. 10.1186/s13756-020-00795-6.
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  16. Aslam B., T.H. Chaudhry, M.I. Arshad, R.F. Alvi, N. Shahzad, N. Yasmeen, A. Idris, M.H. Rasool, M. Khurshid, Z. Ma, D.R. Call and Z. Baloch, 2020. The first blakpc harboring klebsiella pneumoniae st258 strain isolated in pakistan. Microbial Drug Resistance 10.1089/mdr.2019.0420 http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/mdr.2019.0420.
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  17. Ali, A., M. Zhongren and Z. Baloch, 2020. Covid-19 in Pakistan and potential repercussions for the world: is the infection on the verge of endemicity?. BMJ, 10.1136/bmj.m1909.
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  18. Zhao, B., Z. Baloch, Y. Ma, Z. Wan, Y. Huo, F. Li and Y. Zhao, 2019. Identification of Potential Key Genes and Pathways in Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer Through Bioinformatics Analysis. Cancer Control, Vol. 26. 10.1177/1073274819831260.
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  19. Ma, K., H. Zhang, S. Wang, H. Wang, Y. Wang, J. Liu, X. Song, Z. Dong, X. Han, Y. Zhang, H. Li, A. Rahaman, S. Wang and Z. Baloch, 2019. The molecular mechanism underlying GABAergic dysfunction in nucleus accumbens of depression‐like behaviours in mice. J. Cell Mol. Med., 23: 7021-7028.
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  20. Ma, K., H. Zhang, G. Wei, Z. Dong, H. Zhao, X. Han and S. Wang, 2019. Identification of key genes, pathways, and miRNA/mRNA regulatory networks of CUMS-induced depression in nucleus accumbens by integrated bioinformatics analysis. Neuropsychiatr. Dis. Treat., 15: 685-700.
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  21. Chi, X., S. Wang, Z. Baloch, H. Zhang, X. Li, Z. Zhang and K. Ma, 2019. Research progress on classical traditional Chinese medicine formula Lily Bulb and Rehmannia Decoction in the treatment of depression. Biomed. Pharmacother., Vol. 112. 10.1016/j.biopha.2019.108616.
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  22. Yuanyue, L., Z. Baloch, N. Yasmeen, Y. Tao, W. Xiaomei and X. Xueshan, 2018. The distribution of human papillomavirus genotypes in cervical cancer and intraepithelial neoplasia lesions among Chinese women in Yunnan Province. J. infection public health, 11: 105-110.
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  23. Yuanyue, L., Z. Baloch, L. Shanshan, N. Yasmeen, W. Xiaomei, J.M. Khan and X. Xueshan, 2018. Cervical Cancer, Human Papillomavirus Infection, and Vaccine-Related Knowledge: Awareness in Chinese Women. Cancer Control, Vol. 25. 10.1177/1073274818799306.
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  24. Yang, S., W. Zhang, M. Cai, Y. Zhang, F. Jin, S. Yan and J. Xiao, 2018. Suppression of Bone Resorption by miR‐141 in Aged Rhesus Monkeys. J. Bone Miner. Res., 33: 1799-1812.
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  25. Wang, W., Z. Baloch, D. Yinping,, Z. Peng, YujieHu, J. Xu, N. Yasmeen, S. Fanning and F. Li, 2018. Complete genomic analysis of a Salmonella enteric serovar Typhimurium isolate from ready-to-eat pork in China carrying one large plasmid containing mcr-1. Front. Microbiol., 10.3389/fmicb.2018.00616 .
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  26. Wang, W., X. Lin, T. Jiang, Z. Peng, J. Xu, L. Yi and Z. Baloch, 2018. Prevalence and Characterization of Staphylococcus aureus Cultured From Raw Milk Taken From Dairy Cows With Mastitis in Beijing, China. Fron. Microbiol., Vol. 9. 10.3389/fmicb.2018.01123.
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  27. Sun, J., L. Zhang, J. Cui, S. Li, H. Lu, Y. Zhang and Z. Baloch, 2018. Effect of dietary intervention treatment on children with iron deficiency anemia in China: A meta-analysis. Lipids Health Dis., Vol. 17. 10.1186/s12944-018-0749-x.
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  28. Liu, X., G. Wang, S. Xue, Q. Huang and S. Yang, 2018. High efficient and non-invasive collection of ejaculates from rats using penile vibratory stimulation. Theriogenology, 106: 192-197.
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  29. Hussain, M., S. Munir, A. Jalal, T.A. Khan, N. Muhammad, B.U. Khattak and M.A. Jamal, 2018. Molecular detection of Leishmania species in human and animals from cutaneous leishmaniasis endemic areas of Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Asian Pac. J. Trop. Med., 11: 495-500.
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  30. Cui, J., J. Sun, W. Wang, N. Yasmeen, M. Ke, H. Xin and Z. Baloch, 2018. Triglycerides and total cholesterol concentrations in association with IFG/IGT in Chinese adults in Qingdao, China. BMC Public Health, Vol. 18. 10.1186/s12889-018-5286-z.
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  31. Baloch, Z., X. Sun, X. Li, J. Sun and S. Xue, 2018. Association between different indicators of obesity and depression in Chinese adults: A cross-sectional study. Fron. Endocrinol., Vol. 9. 10.3389/fendo.2018.00549.
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  32. Baloch, Z., B. Aslam, S. Muzammil, M. Khurshid, M.H. Rasool, K.E. Ma, 2018. Selection inversion: a probable tool against antibiotic resistance. Infect. Drug Resist., 2018: 1903-1905.
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  33. Aslam, B., W. Wang, M.I. Arshad, M. Khurshid and S. Muzammil et al., 2018. Antibiotic resistance: A rundown of a global crisis. Infect. Drug Resist., 11: 1645-1658.
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  34. Ali, A., Y. Chen, H. Liu, L. Yu, Z. Baloch, S. Khalid and L. Chen, 2018. Starch-based antimicrobial films functionalized by pomegranate peel. Int. J. Biol. Macromol., 129: 1120-1126.
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  35. Wang, W., Z. Peng, Z. Baloch, Y. Hu, J. Xu, W. Zhang and F. Li, 2017. Genomic characterization of an extensively-drug resistance Salmonella enteric serotype Indiana strain harboring blaNDM-1 gene isolated from a chicken carcass in China. Microbiol. Res., 204: 48-54.
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  36. Wang, W., Z. Baloch, Z. Peng, Y. Hu, J. Xu, S. Fanning and F. Li, 2017. Genomic characterization of a large plasmid containing a bla NDM-1 gene carried on Salmonella enteric serovar Indiana C629 isolate from China. BMC. Inf. Dis., Vol. 17. 10.1186/s12879-017-2515-5.
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  37. Wang, W., Z. Baloch, T. Jiang, C. Zhang, Z. Peng, F. Li and J. Xu, 2017. Enterotoxigenicity and antimicrobial resistance of Staphylococcus aureus isolated from retail food in China. Fron. Microbial., 10.3389/fmicb.2017.02256.
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  38. Wang, W., F. Liu, Z. Baloch, K. Ma and Z. Peng et al., 2017. Genotypic Characterization of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Pigs and Retail Foods in China. Biomed. Environ. Sci., 30: 570-580.
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  39. W., H. Zhang, M. Nei, X. Ji and Z. Li et al., 2017. A novel synthetic ursolic acid derivative inhibits growth and induces apoptosis in breast cancer cell lines. Oncol. Lett., 15: 2323-2329.
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  40. Ma, K., Z. Baloch, T.T. He and X. Xia, 2017. Alcohol consumption and gastric cancer risk: A meta-analysis. Medical science monitor. Med. Sci. monit., 23: 238-246.
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  41. Cui, J., J. Sun, W. Wang, H. Xin, Q. Qiao, Z. Baloch and A. Ma, 2017. The association of triglycerides and total cholesterol concentrations with newly diagnosed diabetes in adults in China. Oncotarget, 8: 103477-103485.
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  42. Baloch, Z., N. Yasmeen,., Y. Li, W. Zhang, H. Lu, X. Wu and S. Yang, 2017. Knowledge and awareness of cervical cancer, human papillomavirus (hpv), and hpv vaccine among hpv-infected chinese women. J. Med. Sci. monit., 23: 4269-4277.
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  43. Baloch, Z., N. Yasmeen, T.N. Pasha, A. Ahmad, M.K. Taj, A.N. Khosa and Y.S. Hua, 2017. Effect of replacing inorganic with organic trace minerals on growth performance, carcass characteristics and chemical composition of broiler thigh meat. Afr. J. Agric. Res., 12: 1570-1575.
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  44. Zhou, H., Y. Xie, Z. Baloch, Q. Shi, Q. Huo and T. Ma, 2016. The effect of atorvastatin, 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitor (HMG-CoA), on the prevention of osteoporosis in ovariectomized rabbits. J. Bone Miner. Metab., 35: 245-254.
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  45. Wang, B., H. Yang, Y. Feng, H. Zhou, J. Dai, Y. Hu, and X. Xia, 2016. The distinct distribution and phylogenetic characteristics of dengue virus serotypes/genotypes during the 2013 outbreak in Yunnan, China: Phylogenetic characteristics of 2013 dengue outbreak in Yunnan, China. Infect. Gen. Evol., 37: 1-7.
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  46. Ma, K., H. Zhang and Z. Baloch, 2016. Pathogenetic and therapeutic applications of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) in major depressive disorder: A systematic review. Int. j. Mol. Sci., Vol. 17. .
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  47. Baloch, Z., T. Yuan, S. Yindi, Y. Feng, W. Tai, Y. Liu and X. Xia, 2016. Prevalence of genital human papillomavirus among rural and urban populations in southern Yunnan province, China. Braz. J. Med. Biol. Res., Vol. 49. 10.1590/1414-431X20165254 .
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  48. Baloch, Z., T. Yuan, B. Wang, W. Tai, Y. Feng, Y. Liu and X. Xia, 2016. Ethnic and geographic variations in HPV prevalence and genotype distribution in north‐western Yunnan, China. J. Med. Virol., 88: 532-540.
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  49. Baloch, Z., Y. Li, T. Yuan, Y. Feng, Y. Liu, W. Tai and X. Xia, 2016. Epidemiologic characterization of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in various regions of Yunnan Province of China. BMC infect. Dis., Vol. 16. 10.1186/s12879-016-1562-7.
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  50. Yaxian, J., Z. Hui, N. Hua, M. Xiaoqin, L. Fengliang, X. Ning and Z. Rui, 2015. Antimicrobial resistance surveillance of Salmonella isolates from the First People’s Hospital of Yunnan Province, China. J. Infect. Dev. Ctries., 9: 333-337.
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  51. Wang, Y., Y. Liang, Y. Feng, B. Wang, Y. Li, Z. Wu and W. Qin, 2015. HIV‐1 prevalence and subtype/recombinant distribution among travelers entering China from Vietnam at the HeKou port in the Yunnan province, China, between 2003 and 2012. J. Med. Virol., 87: 1500-1509.
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  52. Wang, B., Y. Liang,, Y. Feng,. Y. Li,, Y. Wang, A.M. Zhang and X. Xia, 2015. Prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus 1 infection in the last decade among entry travelers in Yunnan Province, China. BMC public health, Vol. 15. 10.1186/s12889-015-1683-8.
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  53. Wang, B., Y. Li, Y. Feng, H. Zhou, Y. Liang, J. Dai and Z. Baloch, 2015. Phylogenetic analysis of dengue virus reveals the high relatedness between imported and local strains during the 2013 dengue outbreak in Yunnan, China: A retrospective analysis. BMC inf. Dis., Vol. 15. 10.1186/s12879-015-0908-x.
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  54. Baloch, Z., L. Yue, T. Yuan, Y. Feng, W. Tai, Y. Liu and X. Wu, 2015. Status of human papillomavirus infection in the ethnic population in Yunnan Province, China. Bio. Med Res. Int., 10.1155/2015/314815.
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  55. Wang, B., Y. Feng, Z. Li, H. Duan, T. Zhao, A. Zhang and X. Xia, 2014. Distribution and diversity of hepatitis B virus genotypes in Yunnan, China. J. med. Virol., 86: 1675-1682.
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